5,209
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
98 · 8.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£108,500
Median property price
264
Postcodes
Overview of Birches Head & Northwood
Coordinates53.0312, -2.1637
Postcodes
264
Population (Census)
11,248
Households (Census)
5,209
Recorded crime · May '26
98 · 8.7 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Birches Head & Northwood
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.04 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.04 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Birches Head & Northwood
Property sales · Birches Head & Northwood
HM Land Registry · Birches Head & Northwood
Average price
£128,910
YoY: +7.5%
Median price: £104,492
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 12 sales · avg £106,450
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£159k£127k£95k
Jun '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Birches Head & Northwood
Crime trends · Birches Head & Northwood
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
544229
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
31
YoY -37%
ASB
43245
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
21110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -87%
Burglary
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -71%
Criminal damage
31173
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -8%
Demographics in Birches Head & Northwood
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.8%
Pakistani5.3%
Other White5.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.3%
African1.9%
+ 2 other groups · 7.6%
Religion
Christian46.7%
No religion36.9%
Muslim9.2%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4919.2%
25–3415.4%
65–749.8%
10–156.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Other24.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
Any member 66+11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.4%
+ 7 other households · 35.2%
Schools in Birches Head & Northwood
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Co-op Academy Grove
Stoke-on-Trent · ST1 2NL
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Co-op Academy Hamilton
Stoke-on-Trent · ST1 6NW
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Co-op Academy Northwood
Stoke-on-Trent · ST1 6QA
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent · ST1 2NQ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent · ST2 8DD
Inadequate
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Birches Head & Northwood
Postcodes in Birches Head & Northwood
ST1 2AAST1 2ABST1 2AEST1 2AFST1 2AGST1 2AHST1 2AJST1 2ALST1 2ANST1 2APST1 2AQST1 2ARST1 2ASST1 2AUST1 2BAST1 2BBST1 2BGST1 2BHST1 2BJST1 2BNST1 2BUST1 2BWST1 2BXST1 2BZST1 2DAST1 2DBST1 2DDST1 2DEST1 2DFST1 2DGST1 2DHST1 2DJST1 2DLST1 2DNST1 2DPST1 2DQST1 2DRST1 2DSST1 2DTST1 2DUST1 2DWST1 2DXST1 2DYST1 2DZST1 2EAST1 2EBST1 2EDST1 2EEST1 2EFST1 2EGST1 2EJST1 2ELST1 2ENST1 2ERST1 2EWST1 2HDST1 2HFST1 2HGST1 2HHST1 2HLST1 2HNST1 2HPST1 2HQST1 2HRST1 2HTST1 2HUST1 2HXST1 2HYST1 2JAST1 2JBST1 2JDST1 2JHST1 2JLST1 2JNST1 2JRST1 2JSST1 2JTST1 2LDST1 2LEST1 2LFST1 2LGST1 2LHST1 2LJST1 2LLST1 2LNST1 2LQST1 2LRST1 2LSST1 2LTST1 2LUST1 2LWST1 2LXST1 2LYST1 2LZST1 2NAST1 2NBST1 2NDST1 2NEST1 2NFST1 2NHST1 2NJST1 2NLST1 2NNST1 2NPST1 2NQST1 2NRST1 2NSST1 2NTST1 2NWST1 2NYST1 2NZST1 2PAST1 2PBST1 2PDST1 2PEST1 2PQST1 2PXST1 2QAST1 2QBST1 2QE